According to the criminal complaint filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court, Elaine D. Carpenter, S94 W14160 Groveway Lane, was crying and told her son, who had just returned home from work on Christmas Eve, that she wanted to die.

While he attempted to call 911, she backed her car out of her driveway at high speed and it ended up going off the road and into a culvert across the street from her home.

She was able to free herself and drove west on Groveway Lane. When she neared Ryan Drive, the car again left the road and hit a tree.

She strenuously resisted being taken into custody, thrashing violently on the ground and even kicking an officer in the genitals as he tried to put her in handcuffs, the complaint said. She told the officer to leave her alone to die, the complaint said. Police used an electronic stun gun to try to control her, but it was only partly effective, the complaint said.

A blood-alcohol level is not yet available, but she told police that she had been "drinking a ton," and further admitted to taking various pills, the complaint said. Officers reported a strong odor of alcohol coming from her and noted her slurred speech and bloodshot and glassy eyes, the complaint said.

As she was taken to an area hospital, she was basically unresponsive, the complaint said.

She had been convicted of drunken driving in 2015, 2009, 2007 and 2005, the complaint said.

Carpenter has two previous open cases in Waukesha County Circuit, one for disorderly conduct filed in March 2017 and the other for bail jumping filed Nov. 29, 2017, the complaint said. The bond for both require her to remain sober and not get into trouble with police.